Project Grant 15FMPPXWI0086

This two-year, $211,174 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) will support Fairshare CSA Coalition Inc. and partners in assessing the feasibility of establishing aggregated vegetable sales through direct markets focusing on community supported agriculture (CSA) models in Wisconsin. The grant will allow Fairshare CSA Coalition to work with three aggregators and Hmong farmers in the...

The Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) received a $192,816 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). RAFI-USA will develop eight new Community Supported Agriculture partnerships between small-scale farmers from its Farmers of Color Network and North Carolina churches over two years. Each partnership will create a direct producer-to-consumer market...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $623,256 Project Grant to the Fairshare CSA Coalition Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The "The CSA for All: Strategic Marketing for Equitable CSA Expansion Project" aims to redefine community supported agriculture (CSA) by enhancing its inclusivity and accessibility. Key activities include assessing...

The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $303,344 project grant to the Farm Generations Cooperative in New York. The grant will support the Cooperative's efforts to strengthen community supported agriculture (CSA) distribution channels for regional farmers and New York City neighborhoods through September 2025. As the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of CSA networks, the...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services was made under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) on September 27, 2024. The funding supports Fairgrown Farm LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Hopewell, New Jersey, to develop, coordinate, and expand local and regional food systems. Specifically, the grant will be used to enhance direct and indirect producer-to-consumer marketing...

Farmer Foodshare, Inc. was awarded a $669,935.16 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grant will support Farmer Foodshare's Post Pandemic Revitalization Project to grow and diversify its food hub operations in North Carolina through September 2025. Key activities include expanding its farmer network from 50 to 75 producers and increasing annual food hub purchases from $0.5M to...

The Central Illinois Farm-Fresh Enterprise Development Cooperative (FARMFED CO-OP) received a $239,565.60 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to complete planning and establish operations. FARMFED CO-OP will connect rural producers in Central Illinois to institutional and retail buyers through processing and freezing local produce. Project outcomes will include a marketing...

The Farmers Market Coalition (FMC) was awarded a $761,851.69 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to provide technical assistance resources and capacity building support to farmers markets and state farmers market associations from September 2021 through September 2024. FMC will develop comprehensive online resources on their website including evaluations tools and software...

Community Farmers Markets Inc. received a $922,145.80 three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Through this funding, Community Farmers Markets will deliver a holistic, four-pronged approach to growing local food systems and removing barriers to food access in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Specifically, the organization will expand local food distribution through farmers...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $312,500 Project Grant to Full Farm CSA LLC through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Full Farm CSA's efforts to expand its Community Supported Agriculture program in Oregon's Willamette Valley from September 2022 through September 2025. Specifically, Full Farm CSA plans to enhance accessibility to locally produced organic food by geographic outreach expansion, increasing...